Created by Nick O'Donohoe (1952--) Minneapolis gumshoe NATHAN PHILLIPS grew up in Minnesota and attended the State University, but he didn't exactly set the world on fire. Eventually, after a series of odd jobs, he was hired as an assistant to private investigator ROY HARTLEY, a friend of Nate's dad. When Roy later died in … Continue reading Nathan Phillips
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Ronni Brilliant (The Chimera Chronicles)
Created by Rob Jung Pseudonym of Robert Junghans Author Rob Jung collaborated with writer and activist Ellie Krug on his 2021 novel The Sower, the second book in his Chimera Chronicles trilogy, in which he introduced transgender private eye VERONICA “RONNI” BRILLIANT. A post-op ex-Marine still struggling with her own sexuality, she and her colleagues at … Continue reading Ronni Brilliant (The Chimera Chronicles)
Vivian Marlow
Created by Lori Armstrong Pseudonyms include Lorelei James In 2023, it may seem a little odd to come across a short story referring to private investigation as "No Place for a Dame,” since we’re not exactly bereft of female gumshoes these days, but since the story’s set in 1942, I guess we can cut it … Continue reading Vivian Marlow
Kidd
Created by John Camp Pseudonyms include John Sandford I always thought the KIDD series was unjustly neglected. A unique creation, particularly for its time (the late 1980s), he was a sort of high-tech scam artist/computer whiz/Travis McGee type with a very stretchy set of ethics and one cracker of a hacker who would — for … Continue reading Kidd